Newark in Wise County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of First Post Office in Wise County Odessa

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 30, 2026

1. Site of First Post Office in Wise County, Odessa Marker

Inscription.
Established Sept. 8, 1855. First white settler in Wise County, Benjamin B. Haney, was the first postmaster. Second was Martha E. Marshall, appointed Dec. 5, 1856; third, Nathan Huff, served from March 16, 1860, until office was discontinued on Dec. 5, 1866. David C. Haynes and William Quagle, contractors, brought mail every Saturday by stagecoach from Birdville (25 mi. SE), arriving Odessa 12:00 noon. Stayed at George Wilmouth Inn two hours, arriving in Birdville 8:00 p.m. Second post office, Newark, opened 1893, after another Odessa was founded in Ector County.

Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4787.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 16, 1860.

Location. 32° 59.889′ N, 97° 29.872′ W. Marker is in Newark, Texas, in Wise County. It is at the intersection of Rogers Road and Marshal Road, on the right when traveling east on Rogers Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newark TX 76071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The 1865 Indian Creek Raid (approx. 1.4 miles away); Teague Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Dido School (approx. 3.3 miles away); Dido Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); George Lawson Bledsoe (approx. 3.8 miles away); Aurora Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); Eagle Mountain Lake MCAS Auxiliary (Rhome Field) (approx. 3.9 miles away); United Methodist Church of Rhome (approx. 4.1 miles away).

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 30, 2026

2. Site of First Post Office in Wise County, Odessa Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.